…The findings are in from the federal investigation into the January 2023 crash that killed 6 migrant workers on a St. Lawrence County highway.

“The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the Louisville, New York crash was the truck driver’s fatigue due to insufficient sleep and circadian disruption.”

That was the announcement Tuesday as the NTSB board met Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Around 6 a.m. on January 28, 2023, a box truck traveling on State Route 37 in the town of Louisville crossed over the center line and hit a bus carrying 14 solar farm workers employed by LBFNY of Weedsport. Six people were killed…

Investigators found the driver of the box truck, employed by Aero Global Logistics, was working his fifth consecutive overnight shift and was likely not getting enough sleep…

The investigation also found the other vehicle operated by LBFNY was on the road in violation of a federal out-of-service order for seven months, and the driver did not have a valid license…

The investigation also found several state and federal agencies failed to intervene on safety issues associated with both the box truck and bus…